Mirrycle Incredibell Original Bicycle Bell
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Description of Mirrycle Incredibell Original Bicycle Bell
Incredibell Original Bells fits 21.7mm to 26mm handlebars. Dome Diameter: 33mm (1.3")Sports reviews of Mirrycle Incredibell Original Bicycle Bell
Customer Review: I love to ding my dinger...
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
The Mirrycle Incredibell Original Bicycle Bell...
It's light, little, and loud, and you can make yourself heard on the road or on a trail with this simple bell that has a proven design. It's easy to mount to almost any handlebar, and only takes up about 1/4" of your prized bar space. The ingeniously-designed pivoting 'dinger' allows this bell to be used in a variety of handlebar positions, as it can be rotated 360 degrees.
The bell has a nice, crisp ring. You can control the sound by giving a polite little ding or a sharp ring by controlling the thumb action on the dinger, which is quite easy to master. It's quite recognizable as a bicycle bell, and isn't confused to something else. It's easily loud enough for signaling pedestrians and other cyclists. It's also great for warning deer (they run), but not for wandering cows (which just don't heed any kind of warning).
Pros:
* Small, compact, and it sounds good.
* Good looking, light, easy to use, work
* Loud sound for its size, has a pleasant tone.
* Quite reasonable in price, excellent value.
Cons:
* Not loud enough to effectively warn vehicles in traffic.
Some state laws require cyclists to issue an audible warning when overtaking a pedestrian. That can be a vocal warning, but yelling at walkers and runners doesn't cut it, so a bell is the ideal solution. It should be noted that this bell (or any other one) isn't very effective on city bike trails when the walker/jogger is hooked up to a loud iPod and wearing headphones.
If you think you need a slightly louder version, there's the slightly larger Mirrycle Incredibell XL, which might do the job. But if you feel that you need to issue a louder warning that this, just go all out and get a 115 dB Delta Airzound Bike Horn, which is about as loud as the horn on an 18-wheeler... seriously.
Note: there are a number of small bells out there that look similar to the Incredibell. Many of these are either poorly made, or have a dinger spring that rusts out in record time. There are some decent copies, but at the low price of the real thing, why not just spring for the best.
The Incredibell is one of the best functional gadgets that you can get for your bike, and it also makes a great (and well-appreciated) for any cyclist gift.
Ding... ding... ding!
Customer Review: Quality at a great price!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I ride the often-crowded streets and urban trails of Seattle, so I need a bell that just works. This bell is so good at that that I would have gladly paid twice as much for it!
Pros: small, easy to mount, robust adjustable striker, pleasing sound that carries without being obnoxious
Cons: none so far!
I've experimented with at least 5 different brands/models of bells, and this is the best.
For me, the most important task of a bell is that it ring when I want it to, and not when I don't. Surprisingly, other bell designs fall short, using plastic instead of a spring in the striker (soon loses ability to ring at all), or *only* a spring (rings every time you ride over a bump!).
The Incredibell uses a simple-yet-durable spring+hinge design for its striker, along with a clever rotating mount. Thus, you can adjust the angle of the striker to best fit your hand position on the bar, and can modulate the ring volume by adjusting how far you pull back on the striker before release.
This is an excellent safety aid that should be purchased by all riders.
Customer Review: Does what it's supposed to!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I do most of my riding on mixed use (bike/pedestrian/joggers) paved trails where I come up on others from behind. This is a good little bell that is a cinch to install and doesn't take up much space at all on your handlebars. It can be mounted at any angle, so I positioned it right next to my left hand grip with the bell and thumb trigger facing towards the rear of my bike, within easy reach so I don't have to take my hand off the grip to use it. Makes a nice ringing sound. For getting the attention of motor vehicles, I also purchased a Delta Airzound which is much louder and positioned that next to my right hand grip. So, now I should be able to get the attention of just about anyone that I need to while riding.Customer Review: My Bike Path Dinger ~!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
It's little, it's light, it's just right :)
I have one of these on every one of my Bicycles and 'bent Trikes~! The 'ding' is perfect, not too loud to startle or upset, but is recognized by everyone that I ride by.
For road use, you'll want something much louder (to deal with cars), but for MUPs this is just right. Easy to mount, stays where you put it, you can rotate the thumb button to the perfect spot and it just works - every time.
I'll keep buying these for any new rides my family gets in the future.
Customer Review: Small, loud, effective
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This takes up little space, is loud enough to be heard quite a distance away (although you must consider ambient noise), and gets pedestrian's attention on the bike trail or along the street - which is what you want. I've used this many a time and often find that the pedestrian will give a little leap of surprise when I ring it, even when 50 feet away. It's not an annoying sound or overly loud. Just right! Way better than whistling or yelling, which just comes off as rude. Get it; you'll love it.